Category: Life Musings
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BC Windstorm 2015
Now that the first wave of Windstorm 2015 is over, I would like to have a look back at how people in the city responded to the storm. First, if traffic lights are out you MUST use the four-way stop procedure. That means when you approach the intersection, you STOP!! Then you wait for…
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Generalizations
While at the swimming pool today with my kids I overheard a woman saying to another woman that, “kids always get hurt when they are with their fathers and very rarely when they are with their mothers.” Taking exception to this idea I said, “Perhaps that’s because fathers are less prone to interfering with kids…
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Farm Wisdom
When you are on a farm or a ranch and you come across a gate that you need to pass through and it is closed, after you go through it, you close it again! This is one of the most important rules there is to life on a farm or in the country. The…
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MiBelle Horween Leather Wallet Winner
I’m out of the house right now but I generated the winning number for the MiBelle Horween Wallet giveaway and it is 57.
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MiBelle Custom Leatherworx Giveaway
I am pleased to announce that we have another leather wallet GIVEAWAY to do!! We have been through the giveaway routine before and this time the giveaway is being hosted by MiBelle Custom Leatherworx based in Dartmouth Nova Scotia. As I said in my previous post, the owner of MiBelle, Wayne Higgins drove from Nova…
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Our Little Drought and Water Restrictions
Metro Vancouver recently moved into stage 3 water restrictions. That means that even though it rained a little this weekend, you are not allowed to water your lawn or wash your car. If you have a garden or trees in your yard you are allowed to continue to water them by hand. Just don’t put…
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Marlondo Leather Wallet Giveaway
The first winning number in the Marlondo Leather bi-fold wallet giveaway was 65. The second winning number was 32. The winners will be notified by email. Thanks all for playing along!
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Cancer and the Pain of Isolation
A dear friend of mine is living with Stage 4 cancer and I asked him to write a guest post about his life with cancer. Here is what he had to say. It is not all sunshine and roses I am afraid. I will get more of a bio from my friend later. Cancer is isolating,…
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Self Driving Google Car
After giving the driverless Google car much consideration and thought I have come to an interesting conclusion. First, a computer controlled driverless car is programmed to scrupulously follow the rules of the road. Although technically this is a good thing, this is where the problems will arise. Most people who drive are barely aware of…